American interviews and class dates
04-11-2018 | 06:04 PM
#5881
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Things have changed since I interviewed. We all had on nice suits with a conservative tie and dress shoes. It was the professional look they wanted to see. When you got into the interview room, they told us to relax and take off the jacket, we are just going to talk for a while.
When you get to the F2F the job is basically yours to lose for sure. I just put the right foot forward. In fact my son graduated from college back in Dec of 16, and he wore a nice conservative suit to all of his interviews. It was well received by the interviewers.
Food for thought. Best of luck.
When you get to the F2F the job is basically yours to lose for sure. I just put the right foot forward. In fact my son graduated from college back in Dec of 16, and he wore a nice conservative suit to all of his interviews. It was well received by the interviewers.
Food for thought. Best of luck.
04-12-2018 | 05:43 AM
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Business casual spans a pretty wide spectrum. Here is what I saw, at my F2F in March (my group batted 1000):
- Slacks, dress shirt with open collar
- Slacks, dress shirt with tie
- Nice khakis, dress shirt with tie
- Suit jacket and slacks, dress shirt with open collar
- Didn't see any short sleeves. No jeans.
Lots of ways to do it right. My personal recommendation: a sport coat, slacks, and long sleeves, with no tie.
Consider this from the AA new hire website:
- Slacks, dress shirt with open collar
- Slacks, dress shirt with tie
- Nice khakis, dress shirt with tie
- Suit jacket and slacks, dress shirt with open collar
- Didn't see any short sleeves. No jeans.
Lots of ways to do it right. My personal recommendation: a sport coat, slacks, and long sleeves, with no tie.
Consider this from the AA new hire website:
Dress Code
We all have different jobs to do to keep the airline running smoothly. Some of us wear uniforms to work, some of us are in front of customers all day and some of us spend our day at a desk in an office building. As a general rule, we have a “dress for your day” philosophy, which means that employees should think about the job they have to do that day and dress appropriately for the day ahead of them. Business casual may be appropriate if you’re not interacting with customers, outside vendors or external clients. Or if you are, more traditional business attire is likely better. At the end of the day, employees should use good judgment and dress to represent our airline well. And above all, check with your local management on what dress may be required or expected in your department or location.
BLAB: Day 1 attire is not the highest threat part of the interview (that is likely behind you if you have a F2F). Just don't forget you're interviewing at American Airlines -- not Facebook or YouTube.We all have different jobs to do to keep the airline running smoothly. Some of us wear uniforms to work, some of us are in front of customers all day and some of us spend our day at a desk in an office building. As a general rule, we have a “dress for your day” philosophy, which means that employees should think about the job they have to do that day and dress appropriately for the day ahead of them. Business casual may be appropriate if you’re not interacting with customers, outside vendors or external clients. Or if you are, more traditional business attire is likely better. At the end of the day, employees should use good judgment and dress to represent our airline well. And above all, check with your local management on what dress may be required or expected in your department or location.
04-12-2018 | 07:10 AM
#5883
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Cheapest option is if you already have a suit, wear the pants and shirt (long sleeve) on day one, add the coat and tie to wear for day 2. I suggest a quick iron of the shirt between the 2 days. If you don't already have a suit, find one on sale, never pay full price. Men's Wearhouse has sales all the time, yes the quality isn't the best, but you literally only have to wear this 2 days. Good luck.
04-12-2018 | 03:05 PM
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How about "business attire" for traveling to and from the interview? I can dress up in a suit for the travel but I'm also a pretty sweaty person if I get hot and a suit doesn't lead to me being as cool temperature wise and I'd prefer not to stink out the person next to me. What's everyone's thought on business casual meeting this desire?
04-12-2018 | 03:12 PM
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How about "business attire" for traveling to and from the interview? I can dress up in a suit for the travel but I'm also a pretty sweaty person if I get hot and a suit doesn't lead to me being as cool temperature wise and I'd prefer not to stink out the person next to me. What's everyone's thought on business casual meeting this desire?
You do realize you’re interviewing for a job that will require you to travel in a suit for the rest of your career, right?
04-12-2018 | 03:16 PM
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I had an interview prep guy tell me that I didn't need to wear business attire on the flight. He said just don't look like a slob. I don't think anyone is checking if you wore a suit or that AA is playing games, and that this was some type of test. Nothing about the very positive experience I had there would lead me to believe otherwise.
However, the email says business attire, so that's what I did, and so did every other interviewee that was riding the shuttle to the hotel with me (around half dozen of us).
Had to break out my backup suit so that I wouldn't accidentally drop a Sbarro's on my interview suit.
However, the email says business attire, so that's what I did, and so did every other interviewee that was riding the shuttle to the hotel with me (around half dozen of us).
Had to break out my backup suit so that I wouldn't accidentally drop a Sbarro's on my interview suit.
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